In 875 CE, at the age of 65, ’Abbās ibn Firnās attempted to fly. Using a hang-glider made of feathers and wood that he built after hours of observing birds in flight, he leapt off the roof of the Rusāfa palace in Cordoba. By all accounts, he flew for several minutes, gliding on the air currents like a raptor! He is known as “the first man to ever fly”, but in addition to that, he also designed a water clock. He devised means of manufacturing glass, and he developed a chain of rings that could be used to display the motions of the planets and stars. He also developed a process for cutting rock crystal. Thereafter, Spain no longer needed to export quartz to Egypt, but could finish it at home. ‘Abbās Ibn Firnās was an Andalusi polymath, an inventor, astronomer, physician, chemist, engineer, and an Arabic-language poet. You’ve probably heard about the Wright brothers inventing the first motorized flying plane, but the truth is that centuries before them, this Muslim individual invented it. #KnowYourHistory #didyouknow #didyouknowfacts

#DidYouKnow that historically, coffee as a hot beverage was introduced to the world by Muslim saints in the 15th-century in Yemen? Now the whole Western world drinks coffee. It was first discovered by the 9th-century Ethiopian goat-herder Kaldi. In its earliest days, coffee helped Sūfīs from Yemen to stay up during late nights of devotion (Dhikr). Later brought to Cairo by a group of students, the coffee buzz soon caught on around the empire. By the 16th century it reached Turkey, but not until the 17th century did the beans start boiling in Europe, brought to Italy by a Venetian trader. Did you know this?

#DidYouKnow that the richest man in history is from Africa? Mansa was the tenth Mansa, or conqueror, of the Mali Empire which stretched across west Africa (not to be confused with today’s Mali), who reigned from 1312 to 1337. He is widely considered to be one of the wealthiest historical figures due in part to the amount of gold that Mali produced during his reign. At the peak of the Mali Empire, Mansa Musa had a net worth that was worth the same as the modern equivalent of $400 billion. Mansa Musa was born in 1280 and passed away in 1337 (or possibly 1332). Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. He took 60,000 men and 12,000 slaves who each carried four pounds of gold bars. During his trip he stopped in Cairo, where he reportedly injected so much gold into the local economy that the metal’s value dropped throughout Egypt, earning him his reputation as the richest man of all time. Musa was responsible for vast building projects including mosques and madrasas in Gao and Timbuktu. The most famous piece of construction during his reign was the Sankore Madrasah.

That feeling after winning your first UFC title 🏆 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧/𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐬 #DidYouKnow that the great-grandfather of Khabīb Nurmagomedov (Ḥabīb Nūr Muḥammad) was the Khalīfa of the great scholar and legendary warrior Imām Shāmil of the Naqshbandī Sūfī order who fought against Russian imperialism, taught Islamic law and opened up multiple madrasas for his people and next generations? Dagestanis are the people of Salawāt, followers of Awliyā' and Dhikr being their nourishment. Now we know where Khabīb and Islām Makhachev got their strengths from and how these mountain people are world champions today dominating everything and everyone. #UFC280

#DidYouKnow that the first person in the history to impose tax on the US was a Muslim? His name was Ghāzī Ḥassan Paşa of Algiers (1714-1790) also known as 'Paşa with Lion'. Outside the Ottoman Empire he accomplished: ⚫️ Captured a Spanish warship when he was just a young janissary. ⚫️ Owned that Spanish ship which led to the foundation of his legendary story ⚫️ Captured and sunk many US warships in the Mediterranean. ⚫️ IMPOSED A TAX on the US. (The Ottomans were the first and the only Empire which imposed a tax on the US after their Independence). ⚫️ His actions caused the foundation of the treaty of Tripoli (in Turkish language) with the US which is also the first and the only treaty written in a foreign language in the US history. ⚫️ The US paid 642,000 Ottoman golds for once and 12,000 golds per year. ⚫️ Domesticated a Lion in Algiers and used to board the enemy ships with his Lion he captured. Within the Ottoman Empire he accomplished: 🔴 Built a new and modern Ottoman fleet within 3 years with his own coins. 🔴 Became a grand vizier just before he passed away. 🔴 Laid the foundations of today's naval academies in Turkey. 🔴 Had many Mosques and schools built. Ḥassan Paşa left this temporarily world leaving no children. May Allāh Ta'āla have mercy on him.

#DidYouKnow that Islām is also the fastest growing religion in Japan just like in other countries? 🇯🇵 This is Takazawa. He was one of the most famous tattoo artists in Japan and was dealing with top actors, celebrities and even the bosses of the Japanese Yakuza Mafia. In 2006, while walking on a street in Tokyo, he met Shaykh Ni'matullāh Khalīl Ibrāhīm who studied under scholars from the era of Sultān 'Abdul Ḥamīd ll who then gave him a paper inviting him to the religion of Islām. Takazawa took the paper and thought it was a letter from a fan, but when he read it, he was moved by it, so he contacted the author of the letter and began to learn more about Islām before deciding to convert to Islām and change his name to "Abdullāh". He left his job in engraving tattoos, even though it brought him huge profits. Allāh Ta'āla also blessed him with memorizing some chapters of the Holy Qur'ān, and he is currently leading the worshippers in a shop he bought and turned it into a Masjid. #AllahuAkbar

#DidYouKnow that the first person in the history to impose tax on the US was a Muslim? His name was Ghāzī Ḥassan Paşa of Algiers (1714-1790) also known as 'Paşa with Lion'. Outside the Ottoman Empire he accomplished: ⚫️ Captured a Spanish warship when he was just a young janissary. ⚫️ Owned that Spanish ship which led to the foundation of his legendary story ⚫️ Captured and sunk many US warships in the Mediterranean. ⚫️ IMPOSED A TAX on the US. (The Ottomans were the first and the only Empire which imposed a tax on the US after their Independence). ⚫️ His actions caused the foundation of the treaty of Tripoli (in Turkish language) with the US which is also the first and the only treaty written in a foreign language in the US history. ⚫️ The US paid 642,000 Ottoman golds for once and 12,000 golds per year. ⚫️ Domesticated a Lion in Algiers and used to board the enemy ships with his Lion he captured. Within the Ottoman Empire he accomplished: 🔴 Built a new and modern Ottoman fleet within 3 years with his own coins. 🔴 Became a grand vizier just before he passed away. 🔴 Laid the foundations of today's naval academies in Turkey. 🔴 Had many Mosques and schools built. Ḥassan Paşa left this temporarily world leaving no children. May Allāh Ta'āla have mercy on him.